1. SrA Weed ALS 09-2 Enlisted Heritage ENLISTED PILOTS

2. INTRODUCTION Greeting: SrA Weed, ALS 09-2 Purpose: Today I have come here to better inform you about a rare job within the service Overview: Go over the details about enlisted pilots their history and impact they have Transitions: When you think of pilots you generally think of the air force or navy and more specifically officers in those services, but this wasn't always the case.

3. BODY Background A. first enlisted pilot B. Time Line C. Last enlisted pilot Description A. authority to fly B. typical expected Missions C. void filled Significance A. enlisted, officer, flight officer B. distinguished individuals C. potential future

4. FIRST ENLISTED PILOT • Cpl Vernon Burge • 1912

5. TIME LINE 1912 FIRST PILOT 1912-1916 By April 1917, 28 BECAME PILOTS During World War I, 60 enlisted mechanics earned wings 1920-1939 BETWEEN THE WARS Air Corps Act of 1926 20% ENLISTED Depression caused enlisted pilot training ceased in June 1933 1941-1945: WORLD WAR II 1941 Congress authorized an enlisted pilot training program 2,576 enlisted men are known to have graduated as sergeant pilots under this program 18 became aces / 4 became gen officers (7 more pre WW2)

6. LAST ENLISTED PILOT Msgt George Holmes 1957

7. AIR CORP ACT of 1926 PUBLIC LAW 99 Enacted June 3, 1941 AUTHORITY TO FLY

8. TYPICAL MISSIONS

9. VOID

10. ENLISTED FLIGHT OFFICER WARRANT OFFICER OFFICER

11. Distigushed Individuals

12. UAV

13. CONCLUSION Summary: Today we have shortly gone over what enlisted pilots were their brief history and the impact they have had on the service. Purpose: Today I have come here to better inform you about a rare job within the service Closure: After hearing all of this doesn't it give you possibly the hope of one day piloting a UAV